Kendra Hurley
@kendrahurley.bsky.social
Writing about cities, families, & policy.
Excited for this launch and honored to have contributed to the coverage
🚨 Introducing zero2eight 🚨
A new vertical from @The74 digging into the issues critical to America’s youngest children. From early care & education to child development & family support, this is coverage that matters. #EarlyLearning
A new vertical from @The74 digging into the issues critical to America’s youngest children. From early care & education to child development & family support, this is coverage that matters. #EarlyLearning
May 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Excited for this launch and honored to have contributed to the coverage
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My heart is still beating so fast.
Thank you @pulitzerprizes.bsky.social
Thank you @bloomberg.com and especially the CityLab team @kristoncapps.bsky.social @nicflatow.bsky.social and David Dudley
Stories here! www.bloomberg.com/features/des...
Thank you @pulitzerprizes.bsky.social
Thank you @bloomberg.com and especially the CityLab team @kristoncapps.bsky.social @nicflatow.bsky.social and David Dudley
Stories here! www.bloomberg.com/features/des...
May 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
My heart is still beating so fast.
Thank you @pulitzerprizes.bsky.social
Thank you @bloomberg.com and especially the CityLab team @kristoncapps.bsky.social @nicflatow.bsky.social and David Dudley
Stories here! www.bloomberg.com/features/des...
Thank you @pulitzerprizes.bsky.social
Thank you @bloomberg.com and especially the CityLab team @kristoncapps.bsky.social @nicflatow.bsky.social and David Dudley
Stories here! www.bloomberg.com/features/des...
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This exciting resolution from Rutgers University Senate is exactly the kind of model I think higher ed needs: a mutual defense pact of, in this case, Big 10 schools. They call for member institutions to create a joint defense fund and make resources available to any member institution under attack.
March 30, 2025 at 2:47 PM
This exciting resolution from Rutgers University Senate is exactly the kind of model I think higher ed needs: a mutual defense pact of, in this case, Big 10 schools. They call for member institutions to create a joint defense fund and make resources available to any member institution under attack.
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I am a commissioner at the Federal Trade Commission. Earlier today, the president attempted to illegally fire me. This is corruption, plain and simple. I will see the president in court. My full statement:
March 19, 2025 at 1:40 AM
I am a commissioner at the Federal Trade Commission. Earlier today, the president attempted to illegally fire me. This is corruption, plain and simple. I will see the president in court. My full statement:
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This is horrible to post, but I may as well post it. We are essentially shutting down research operations in my group, which is focused on treatments for pediatric brain cancer. I’m a well funded investigator, and there’s no choice. Science can’t function without the stability of NIH
March 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
This is horrible to post, but I may as well post it. We are essentially shutting down research operations in my group, which is focused on treatments for pediatric brain cancer. I’m a well funded investigator, and there’s no choice. Science can’t function without the stability of NIH
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I enjoyed the chance to talk to @kendrahurley.bsky.social about some of the impacts of COVID on early learning and child care.
One little talked about note - how many more of the reporters covering the issue had firsthand experience w/child care challenges than in the past.
One little talked about note - how many more of the reporters covering the issue had firsthand experience w/child care challenges than in the past.
For @the74.bsky.social and @earlylearningnatn.bsky.social, I talked with experts about the surprising legacy of COVID on early learning and child care. www.the74million.org/article/how-...
How COVID Shaped Child Care and Early Learning
The pandemic temporarily devastated American child care. Five years later, a number of effects have rebounded, but experts say challenges persist.
www.the74million.org
March 14, 2025 at 1:39 PM
I enjoyed the chance to talk to @kendrahurley.bsky.social about some of the impacts of COVID on early learning and child care.
One little talked about note - how many more of the reporters covering the issue had firsthand experience w/child care challenges than in the past.
One little talked about note - how many more of the reporters covering the issue had firsthand experience w/child care challenges than in the past.
For @the74.bsky.social and @earlylearningnatn.bsky.social, I talked with experts about the surprising legacy of COVID on early learning and child care. www.the74million.org/article/how-...
How COVID Shaped Child Care and Early Learning
The pandemic temporarily devastated American child care. Five years later, a number of effects have rebounded, but experts say challenges persist.
www.the74million.org
March 13, 2025 at 2:40 PM
For @the74.bsky.social and @earlylearningnatn.bsky.social, I talked with experts about the surprising legacy of COVID on early learning and child care. www.the74million.org/article/how-...
My son turned 12 a little over a year ago, & just as he became eager to experience the world on his own, that world began to regard him differently. Here's what I learned that year about cities & how people treat young teens when parents aren't watching. slate.com/life/2025/03...
We Live in a Big City. When I Let My 12-Year-Old Go Out Without Me, We Learned an Unfortunate Lesson.
Some adults have been kind. Others treat him like a problem.
slate.com
March 3, 2025 at 2:42 PM
My son turned 12 a little over a year ago, & just as he became eager to experience the world on his own, that world began to regard him differently. Here's what I learned that year about cities & how people treat young teens when parents aren't watching. slate.com/life/2025/03...
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Love this! Teens are people too!
You may be surprised at how grown-ups treat teens when parents are not watching. For Slate, I wrote about this and other things I learned about cities the year my son turned 12.
slate.com/life/2025/03...
slate.com/life/2025/03...
We Live in a Big City. When I Let My 12-Year-Old Go Out Without Me, We Learned an Unfortunate Lesson.
Some adults have been kind. Others treat him like a problem.
slate.com
March 1, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Love this! Teens are people too!
You may be surprised at how grown-ups treat teens when parents are not watching. For Slate, I wrote about this and other things I learned about cities the year my son turned 12.
slate.com/life/2025/03...
slate.com/life/2025/03...
We Live in a Big City. When I Let My 12-Year-Old Go Out Without Me, We Learned an Unfortunate Lesson.
Some adults have been kind. Others treat him like a problem.
slate.com
March 1, 2025 at 11:44 PM
You may be surprised at how grown-ups treat teens when parents are not watching. For Slate, I wrote about this and other things I learned about cities the year my son turned 12.
slate.com/life/2025/03...
slate.com/life/2025/03...
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“Urban areas, built right, could support families by making their lives easier - one courtyard, speed bump and playground at a time”
Great piece from @langealexandra.bsky.social exploring the many ways places could be better for children, young people and parents.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Great piece from @langealexandra.bsky.social exploring the many ways places could be better for children, young people and parents.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Burned Out Parents Need Better Public Spaces
To ease the burden on families, we need places to let the kids roam free.
www.bloomberg.com
January 1, 2025 at 9:48 AM
“Urban areas, built right, could support families by making their lives easier - one courtyard, speed bump and playground at a time”
Great piece from @langealexandra.bsky.social exploring the many ways places could be better for children, young people and parents.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Great piece from @langealexandra.bsky.social exploring the many ways places could be better for children, young people and parents.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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In Washington, DC, a tax on residents earning more than $250,000 a year is boosting the wages of child care workers.
Two years in, it's proving to be a great investment.
Two years in, it's proving to be a great investment.
How D.C. tackled a child care crunch through a tax hike on the rich
In Washington, D.C., a tax on residents earning more than $250,000 a year is boosting the wages of child care workers. Two years in, it's proving to be a great investment.
www.npr.org
December 14, 2024 at 3:36 PM
In Washington, DC, a tax on residents earning more than $250,000 a year is boosting the wages of child care workers.
Two years in, it's proving to be a great investment.
Two years in, it's proving to be a great investment.
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NEW: In @earlylearningnatn.bsky.social, I wrote about what we can learn from KinderCare’s recent IPO & the disclosures they were required to make as part of the process. There are consequences to combining a profit-maximizing motives and human service like child care.
KinderCare Is Now Trading on the Stock Market. What Does That Mean for the Future of American Child Care? - Early Learning Nation
There was a major shift in the child care landscape in October, but you’d be forgiven for not noticing unless you happen to be a regular consumer of Wall
earlylearningnation.com
December 3, 2024 at 2:12 PM
NEW: In @earlylearningnatn.bsky.social, I wrote about what we can learn from KinderCare’s recent IPO & the disclosures they were required to make as part of the process. There are consequences to combining a profit-maximizing motives and human service like child care.
Was able to include some little known history here about home-based child care stepping up to compensate for govt shortcomings: first after Nixon vetoed public child care, then when welfare reform of the '90s decimated informal care networks. www.fastcompany.com/91213564/why...
Home-based daycare is a crucial childcare solution. So why are cities shutting providers down?
Home-based daycare owners say they face outdated and discriminatory regulations that shut down their businesses and leave working parents in the lurch.
www.fastcompany.com
November 30, 2024 at 1:23 PM
Was able to include some little known history here about home-based child care stepping up to compensate for govt shortcomings: first after Nixon vetoed public child care, then when welfare reform of the '90s decimated informal care networks. www.fastcompany.com/91213564/why...
Any studies out there on tax revenue lost due to school choice policies? Because in a gig/freelance economy the hit on work is real!
November 30, 2024 at 1:11 PM
Any studies out there on tax revenue lost due to school choice policies? Because in a gig/freelance economy the hit on work is real!
Child-related tax credits received soon after childbirth can have enduring benefits, including higher earnings for children as adults. For Early Learning Nation, I look at why receiving cash during a baby's first year matters so much. earlylearningnation.com/2024/02/new-...
February 23, 2024 at 4:08 PM
Child-related tax credits received soon after childbirth can have enduring benefits, including higher earnings for children as adults. For Early Learning Nation, I look at why receiving cash during a baby's first year matters so much. earlylearningnation.com/2024/02/new-...
Remote work is the best thing to happen to parents with young kids in forever, & no one claiming to have families' backs has any business saying otherwise. But for some investor-backed child care chains, that's now part of business.
My latest in Slate
slate.com/human-intere...
My latest in Slate
slate.com/human-intere...
December 6, 2023 at 1:22 PM
Remote work is the best thing to happen to parents with young kids in forever, & no one claiming to have families' backs has any business saying otherwise. But for some investor-backed child care chains, that's now part of business.
My latest in Slate
slate.com/human-intere...
My latest in Slate
slate.com/human-intere...
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One unexpected thing in my qualitative study w natural scientists (one-hour interviews) is how deeply, deeply sad the climate scientists are. They say things like "you have enough information from us, why won't anyone act?" -- the psychological distress these people are enduring is very great.
October 21, 2023 at 12:54 AM
One unexpected thing in my qualitative study w natural scientists (one-hour interviews) is how deeply, deeply sad the climate scientists are. They say things like "you have enough information from us, why won't anyone act?" -- the psychological distress these people are enduring is very great.
My first story for Slate is personal, & years in the making: I look at how, when schools fail to teach reading, it erodes trust in schools. Thankfully, the bad ideas that got us into this mess are on their way out. I say, good riddance! slate.com/human-intere...
October 15, 2023 at 1:26 PM
My first story for Slate is personal, & years in the making: I look at how, when schools fail to teach reading, it erodes trust in schools. Thankfully, the bad ideas that got us into this mess are on their way out. I say, good riddance! slate.com/human-intere...
hi, i'm new here! first posts are intimidating so getting this out of the way ripping off a band-aid style
October 6, 2023 at 3:06 PM
hi, i'm new here! first posts are intimidating so getting this out of the way ripping off a band-aid style
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I wrote about the growing movement to abolish the child welfare system — and the resulting backlash — for In These Times. inthesetimes.com/article/chil...
The Case for Child Welfare Abolition
For decades, reformers have tried to fix our broken child protective services system. Is abolishing it an idea whose time has come?
inthesetimes.com
October 3, 2023 at 5:27 PM
I wrote about the growing movement to abolish the child welfare system — and the resulting backlash — for In These Times. inthesetimes.com/article/chil...